The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-20
THE SOCIALISTIC CONGRESS.
PROPOSED UNION WITH THE INTER.
NATIONAL WORKINGMEN'S PARTY.

NATIONAL WORKINGMEN's PARTY.
The Latter Pledge Life and Honor to the
Cause n Admitted TO the socinlistic La
| Dor Pnrty-Ncnry George Criticised.
BUFFALO, Sept. 1o.-The Socialistie Con.
gress was reinforced In numbers to-day by the
arrival OF bclated delegates. and tho room In
| Turn Hall whore they met wore more busy
| look than 1t did on Saturday The session was
| begun ut o A. NJ, and with a short intormis-
sion for dinner. continued until after supper
time tonight.
| Ono OF tho principal features Of the day was
the proposition to consolidate tho International
| Workingmens party with tho Socialistic Labor
party. w. L. Rosenberg, Secretary OF tho Ma
tional Executive Committee. flrst read q uum-
| bcr OF letters and documents from Bernard G..
| Haskill Of Denver who is tho principal leader
| OF tho International Association. The organ
| ization claims to have 1000 paying members
| in Washington Territory and Oregon $4,000 in
| California. and 1000 in Colorado, Utah, Mon
| tana, and Dakota. The letters were strong
| appeals for admission to the ranks Of
| the Socalistic Labor party. and gave
| tho condition Of their separate organizations,
their platforms, &c. As to one Of tho
| platforms submitted. the hope was expressed
| that 1t had been so framed rs to give no ofrense
| to any OF the Anarchist members who might bs
| astic, and in one pledged life and honor to the
cause of socialism IL they could only be adj
| mitted to the party. System of civil service
was, proposed in tho lIaskil platform, reluir.
| ing that certain books should be read and 9
| preparatory course taken by all members, and
n certain examination required Tor admission
Comrade Metzler of Philadelphia spoke vigor.
| ousy against uniting, with the International
Ass9ciation He said that there re- might be a
organized body. bankrupt, and not to BIO re-
Editor Jonas of New York said that Comrade
Metzer was a politician. and his statement
'I Henry WOMAN i OF Dayton defended tho In
ternati9nal Workingmen,s Association. which,
psre sd soeia,ie in their v lie and as such
nsked for admission to The National Socialistic
ssy po he
he had gone to organize u body OF $4,000 mem
bers, who would be glad to fall into line with
Metzler again spoke in defence Of his own
views and resented the slurs which had been
''l' motif NV was finally made to send tho
Socialist. platform to the international Associa-
si " to the party hsp foawins seven
rades were then elected as members Of tho
M aGe ana IT, Fabian of New
Harry .yrooman OF Dayton. and Mr.. thinner
n It Is prof. proposed BY the Press Committee to
establish factories In all Of the larger cities for
plates. which will enable the Socialists to pub
fish and distribute papers and :, literature
The Investigation Committee is trying to settle
difficulties which have arisen between some n
p nj bs them own Sa msdatofs "
Dispatches from Indianapolis Socialists and
from the Soeialistie In
was laid aside and the entire. afternoon was
devoted to discussing the merits and policies
Which, Y the ia' Socialists should hold to- them.
Lawrence Gronlnnd Of New York was the first
eislists had been Kicked out Of the syracuse
delegates for continually using the German
language. He said:
Yop Germans are the most eAnnsh people tina, eyer
Of Il S h ss n Win Ra s VIII
Mr. Rappaport said that the Socialists could
not afford to deny the New York city comrades
what they could get; because they could not get
might spread over the State, i grew ont Of
euse tonvention. and Il It failed would be a
blow at socialism; Some said the party could
who stood out should go in aud help it to win.
for It certainly WAS the most progressive party
Editor Jonas offered this resolution rs an
amendment to one declaring that Socialists
should join the most advanced labor party:
That Socaistic Labor party continue
order q p.SRa
socalistic Labor party at the polls.
C9mrade Walther then offered q resolution
a work inEmen's labor party. which has plat
form placed upon scientific doctrines. party
workineinen. the interests. of the exploited
against the exploiters, of the oppressed
Mr. Trantwein OF Kansas City offered a sub
stitute that the Congress should not recognize
the aboIiton Of The Wage system and the na
Equalization OF land,
party free to all anti-monopolists. whether
they had d.. a1nyihinG else IN or pr NOT
the votes of workingmen whether they believed
in his theories or not.
Congress. Mr. Fabian's. idea was that this
was "a labor party: Mr.. Wacenknecht Of Cleve-
but members should be ali owed to vote inii..
vidunlly for those they thought were the best
of Ssa asa s
port, offered the following:
Re,olrsd That while the sociaisto Labor party ran
M 10 our sng o sections o,y
$ss%. worthy sSps2;;: psssiaed ssrss ;Es! :aes
the socailstic Labor party.
Mr.. Jonas then summed all the arguments.
and pronounced the Progressive platform So
York denied this, and the two comrades had a
hot dispute.
More resolutions were offered and finally tho
debate was closed by referring the whole mat
ter to a committee. which was appointed for
t hat parPose.r II II: Tonight mass meeting vas
German by Alexander Jonas Of New York.
Max Stoehr OF st. Louis. and p. Knickuhm
mass meeting will be held AT which English
speeches will be made by other prominent
leaders OF the party. 1t is expected that ~ to-
morrow's meeting resolutions will be offered
sympathizing with the ondemned Chicago
Anarchists. Their introduction will PROVOKE
n hot fight. for some Of the more conservative
delegates are opposed to even an indirect rec
ognition OF the claims Of the Anarchists.
Debt. the Roodler. Piled Tn.